- Location
- Durham, UK
This, spent weeks leading soil with one of them, loved it.
But for the budget id go 7140 Magnum. Plenty of weight about it boss a 6f plough
Bombproof old bus to pull 6 furrows.
- Thread starter David.
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But for the budget id go 7140 Magnum. Plenty of weight about it boss a 6f plough
- Location
- Darlington
I don't think I would like 6, fully mounted, on mine. Plays with a semi mounted. Saying that a 135hp Fritz managed 6 furrows semi mounted.
Also not the cheapest per horse power at the moment.
- Location
- Darlington
Totally agree. I suppose I'm thinking auto reset. A lightweight shear bolt plough would obviously be lighter and last a week on my land.
Will sell the op my 6furrow semi mounted, if I can find it in the nettles.
- Location
- Darlington
Horses were stronger in them days
Wellytrack
Member
Magnums are torquey grippy tanks. Excellent tractors with little better for their job, but I wouldn’t fancy pulling that lever through its gate shuttling at the headlands.
If it can be kept in forward gear all day, great, ideal on heavy discs.
If it can be kept in forward gear all day, great, ideal on heavy discs.
Scholsey
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
spent a summer on a 7250pro with set of simba discs, was great at going forward........
I have spent many tedious hours with a 2 furrow reversible so feel the OPs pain. But I reckon if you can go at 5mph you can do 2 acres an hour with a 4 furrow 14inch reversible. So that’s 200acres in 100hrs which is easily doable in 3 weeks. If some of it is winter ploughing it’s very achievable. I don’t know the OPs circs but if he can find another bum for a seat another 4 furrow 100HP would be the cheapest way forward? Just being devil’s advocate really. Sorry
Neighbour had a dowdeswell MA140 6 furrow and press behind his TM150 for years.
Just leave a bit bigger headland , nice loop round , and you don’t plough through the tramline
Cannot understand some doing 3 point turns on headland
Wellytrack
Member
Is your tractor sick?
rob h
Member
- Location
- east yorkshire
How about a cat 35 or 45. Ploughing on top
Cowabunga
Member
- Location
- Ceredigion,Wales
Assuming a six furrow conventional, both could pull it very easily. However as a reversible I doubt whether the Magnum would lift it and the 6499 would, but depending of the weight of plough, it would be under a hell of a strain.
Six furrow reversible best specced as a semi-mounted. In which case the Magnum would be nearer the budget specified.
Tried a different colour. Ongoing and miserable saga.
One for the book.
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I know the previous ownerof this and it’s a sound tractor. I also know the guy selling it and he is straight to deal with.
I would think it would be perfect for the job.
Get it bought!!!
Decent lights and a big flask of coffee could double out put...
Wellytrack
Member
It had a 6499 up front for five or six years.
And, after that, a 7626 for another six.
Then we traded up to a selection of NHs.
For next year, I'm looking to trade up yet again, to another 6499.
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